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Both Maxwell Anderson and Katharine Cornell wear the suits of woe in "The Wingless Victory," which was played at the Empire last evening. For he is writing a melodrama in verse and she is acting a Malay princess in the trandscendent style of high tragedy. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

A version of this archives appears in print on December 24, 1936, on Page amusements20 of the New York edition with the headline: THE PLAY; Katharine Cornell As a Malay Princess In Maxwell Anderson's 'The Wingless Victory.'. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe